Templates, applying to existing reports

Hello,
Please help, i need to know if CR have an ability to do the following:
-Create a new template (I know I can do that)
-Apply this template to existing reports
-Make changes to that tempate and as a result of that change all reports that this template is apply to would change.
Thank you

Hello Larisa,
Once your report is open, you apply a template to it by using the menu item "Report > Template Expert".
Then choose a template, making sure "Apply a new Template" is selected, and click OK.
Unfortunately it is not possible to update all reports which were based on a template automatically. The closest to this would be using Repository Objects. These are centrally stored items such as images, text objects, functions (logos, headers, etc.), which can be updated centrally. All changes can be be propagated to reports containing those objects.
More information on this can be found in "Help > Crystal Reports Help", search for "Repository" in the index. Please note you will need access to a Crystal Reports Server or BusinessObjects Enterprise to use the Repository.
Cheers,
Fritz

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